Trouser blousing method



May 13, 1952 A. A. AlNEs TROU-SER BLUSING METHOD Filed Sept. 24, 1948ooooo INVENToR. rlfruf jznef BY l Patented May 13, 1952 TROU SERSBLOUSING METHOD u Andrew .AL Aines, .United-States Army,

j Petersburg, Va.; t

Application September 24,"1948Q`S`erial No. 51,0042" (Grantedunder theact of March:"3`,J1`883,Las.y

2 Claims.

amended April 30, 1928; :3701"0. G.. 757)= The invention describedherein, if patented, mayA bemanufactured and used by or fortheGovernment` for governmental purposes withoutl thepaiymentfto me of'anyrojntltyfthereon.` 3

'Il'i'is invention relates to a novel method `for g blousingzor bulgingthe bottomsjoftrouser legs; as

practiced, for example,` by'para'chute troops.'

As now practiced the lower edges4 of the trouser legs are stuiTed intothe tops of. the wearers boots or. relatively high shoes.. Suchprocedureu not only tends to impairthe normal circulation of blood in.the wearers legs, but also produces an irregular and unsightlyappearance among troops, due to the fact that the trouser bottoms willbe stuffed into the shoes varying degrees according tothe -whim of thewearer as Well as according to the amount of space available between theboot top and leg of the wearer.

It is an object of the present invention therefore to provide a methodfor blousing trouser leg bottoms which avoids the necessity of insertingthem in the boot tops, thereby eliminating the defects just mentioned,namely, interference with the circulatory system of the wearer and theunsightly appearance of irregular or non-unifo-rm blousing.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a rathersimple and inexpensive tying means comprising a strap for binding thetrouser bottoms about the wearers legs at a point just above the boottops and detachably anchoring the straps to the boot tops.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description When taken in connection With the accompanyingdrawings in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view 0f the lower portion of the leg of thewearer showing the novel attachment about to be applied to the boot;

Figure 2 is a similar view showing a further step in the procedure ofinstalling the blousing attachment;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the device, partly broken away;

Figure 4 is a front elevational view showing the appearance of thetrousers as bloused with the new attachment;

Figures 5 and 6 are perspective views of modified means for attachingthe device to the boot top; and

Figures 7 and 8 are a side elevational view, partly in section, and avertical sectional view respectively, of still further variations of themeans for attaching the device to the boot.

Paratroopers and others for which the present device is intended; wearboots or shoes provided i. with a relatively high *upper andsuch shoesare" indicated in- Figures l and 2lby` thelnumerald In the form of theinvention shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, these shoes are providedwith backstays 2 and at a point adjacent the upper end of the stays oneportion 3 of a conventional'type of snap fastener is riveted orotherwise secured.

The means for attaching the bottom of the trouser tothe legs of thewearer at a point slightly abovethe top ofthe boots comprises anelongatedv strap 4, provided with a conventional buckle 5 at one end andapertures 6 at the other end for cooperation with the buckle. Adjacentthe buckle portion of the strap, a depending strap 'I is secured asindicated by the numeral '18. This depending strap l is provided with acomplementary snap fastener 9 for cooperation with the fastener 3mounted adjacent the top of the backstay 2.

In applying this device, as clearly indicated in Figures 1 and 2, thesnap fastener 9 is first applied t9 its counterpart 3 on the boot andthe leg of the trouser is then positioned so as to slightly overlap thetop of the boot, and the material of the trouser leg is then folded orgathered in a manner which will be readily understood, so as to snugly tabout the wearers leg. The strap is then drawn tight about the trouserleg just above the boot top, as clearly indicated in Figure 2, and thebuckle fastened. Thereafter, the excess portion of the material of thetrouser legs is folded downwardly over the str-ap 4 and the boot top .soas to blouse the same in the manner indicated in Figure 4. In the modiedconstruction shown in Figure 5, the depending strap is indicated by thenumeral Il! and in lieu of the conventional snap fastener shown inFigures 1 to 3, the strap I0 is provided with an eye or loop IIpivotally connected to the lower end of the strap and cooperates with ahook I2 secured adjacent the upper end of the boot top. In Figure 6, anequivalent strap I3 is provided with a necked-in loop portion I4 of theVgarter type Divoted to the lower end of the strap and adapted tocooperate with a pin or button I5 fixed to the backstay of the shoeadjacent the upper portion thereof.

The modified construction shown in Figure 'I for attaching the dependingstrap I6 to the shoe is quite similar to that shown in Figure 5, butdiffers therefrom in that the loop or eye I'I has its lower portionshaped into the form of a wedge I8, so as to facilitate the engagementof the eye or loop over the hook portion I9 fixed to the shoe at a pointslightly below its top. The modied construction shown in Figure 8 isvery similar to that shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, but in thislatter instance the snap fastener, which is mounted directly on thebackstay of the shoe in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, is mounted on aflexible strip 20, which has its lower end xed .to the back of the shoeat a point spaced below the top thereof and its upper end xed to the topof the shoe so as to provide aloop to which the snap member 2| isattached.

The device of the present invention as outlined above and asillustratedin the drawings is of inexpensive construction and is easily applied tothe wearers shoe. and just as easily attached to the trouser leg so asto permit blousing of the lower portion of the trousers. Moreover, theconstruction and arrangement is such as to rpermit uniformity in theblousing of the trousers and yet eliminates the objectional featureofstuing the trouser legs in the top of the boots, which, as mentionedabove, has the disadvantage of impairing, if not entirelycutting oi thecirculation of blood in that portion of the wearers leg.

I claim: K y

1. The method of blousing trouser bottoms which comprises coupling astrap means to the wearers shoe at a point slightly below the topthereof, raising the trouser bottom to a point adjacent the top of theshoe with the bottom of the trouser slightly overlapping the top of theshoe and the coupling point, applying the strap means about the trouserbottom to bind it to the `wearers 'leg at apoint just above the shoetop,

thereby causing excess trouser material to fold down over the shoe top.

2. The method of blousing trouser bottoms which comprises coupling astrap means to the wearers shoe at a point slightly below the topthereof, raising the trouser bottom to a point adjacent the top of theshoe with the bottom of the trouser slightly' overlapping the top of theshoe and the coupling point, and applying the strap means about thetrouser bottom to bind it to the wearers leg adjacent the shoe top.thereby causing excess trouser material to fold down over the top of theshoe.

ANDREW A. ARIES.

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